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Promoting Online Education among School Children
Service Learning Group C
Academic Mentors - Dr.(Ms.) Aashani Tillekaratne
Dr.(Ms.) Gayani Perera
Corporate Partner - Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC
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IntroductionPhase 1 – Donation of computer laboratories
Phase 2 – Promotion of online education
Project ObjectivesIntroduce the concept of online education.
Encourage the use of internet for educational purposes.
Collect statistical data for analysis.
Establish relationship between geographical distribution of schools and
the IT usage.
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Implementation Discussion with the Commercial Bank Updating the web interface Preparing questionnaires Deciding the content of the presentation Finalising the layout of the programme
Main Online Materials Introduced Web interface developed by us Khan Academy E-thaksalawa Rupavahini Jathika Pasala Skoool Sri Lanka
Workshops
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Questionnaire 01
IntroductionExplanation of Educational
WebsitesInteractive Session and
Discussion Questionnaire 02
• Conducted in 23 schools
• Covering 16,329 students
• Covering all provinces
• Covering all school categories
Layout
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Data Collection Distribution of questionnaires before and after the programme Sending an e-mail to the schools in order to obtain the feedback
Data Analysis Data was fed to the computer using SPSS software MS Excel was used to present the graphs and charts
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RESULTS
Pre Analysis84% of students use computers
Students use computers mostly from school
52% of the students do not use internet
Lack of facilities & knowledge were as noted as the main reason for not using internet
Majority of students in 1A, 1B & 1AB type schools use internet where as majority of Type 1C & Type 2 schools do not use internet
Internet was the least used source for information
81% of students have used the computer labs in their schools
Results were analysed under two main categories
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Post Analysis
99% of the students were interested in e-learning
Feedback suggested the programme conducted was very good
E-thaksalawa & Khan Academy were the most preferred websites
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Challenges Faced Aligning and Organizing web content Lack of basic computer literacy among students Unreliable internet connections Time constraints and limited resources
Skills Developed Planning and Organisation Leadership Communication Team work
Decision making Time Scheduling Data analysing Report writing and Presentation
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Suggestions to Improve
Increase individual attention and interactive sessions
Establish internet facilities for every school lab
Update the knowledge of teachers and to solve their problems
Ensure maximum attendance for workshops
Group students on their knowledge of internet and conduct sessions
accordingly
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Conclusion
Computer literacy is at a low level, specially in rural schools
Donation of computers have been beneficial to students
Students gained knowledge on e-learning web sites from workshops
The programme has created an enthusiasm among students
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